Columbia Wine Tours & Shuttles

We hired Columbia Wine Tours & Shuttles to transport our guests from Skamania Lodge in Washington to our wedding in Hood River, Oregon! We communicated with Christi in the months leading up to our wedding, and she helped us figure out the schedule as she was more familiar with the area and transit times than we were! No guest was left behind and all of our guests said the shuttle ride was when the patty really began! I was very pleased with the drivers and the ease of communication when working with Christi!!

We hired Columbia wine tours to shuttle our bridal party from Hood River to our venue in Parkdale and back so that everyone would be on time & no one had to drink & drive. They were very patient when our first pick up ran a little late due to makeup running over, and were right on time for every scheduled pick up. The van and shuttle used were both comfortable (they used a van going to since bridesmaids & groomsmen went separate, and the larger shuttle back at the end of the night). They were also reasonably priced for the service we got and offered a cash discount. I would hire them again!

Columbia Gorge Tours did a good job for us, on time and got our guests safely from point A to B. Their pricing was high, but they also have a near monopoly in the area, so there is not a lot of negotiating power. Christi was dishonest when negotiating prices, she tried to justify an extremely high rate when we asked for one extra hour of service by saying that she wouldn't be able to book anyone the rest of the day so we had to pay for the whole day, not realizing that she had already told us the bus was being used for another event up until the hour we needed it. She ignored our calls once we pointed this out as we'd already paid the deposit and she knew we had limited other options. Ultimately, we used them for half of our shuttling needs as we found Martins Gorge Tours to be a more affordable and personable option, but they were unable to meet our full needs with their fleet.